Exploring What's Outside The Box
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As a faithful Ubuntu user, I believe I have yet to skip an upgrade since I started using Ubuntu with version 7.10 (or was it 7.04?). I have done a clean install a few times but in most cases, I just go through the upgrade of the existing installation. Most of the time, it goes […]
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About six months ago, my TF101 gave up its last breath. It was a sad day. I had spent a lot of time on upgrading it and using it faithfully every day. I thought it was all over for my TF101. I even went as far as purchasing a brand new Nexus 7 that I use […]
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The Chromecast is a device that people both love and hate. The haters hate because it doesn’t do everything it can and everything they wants it to do (really, probably more because Google has restricted tinkering) and those that love the Chromecast does so because it fulfills their needs. I kind of fall into both […]
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On a daily basis, many of those of you reading this will get up early in the morning to prepare for a new day. You will take a shower, make up breakfast, perhaps catch the latest news before getting dressed and brushing your teeth. Right on time, you’ll head out the door and hop on […]
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With the recent demise of my trusty ASUS Transformer, the natural thing was to start looking for something to replace it, or to find a way to fix it. Fixing it was my first reaction. After all, I had invested too much time into software, ROM loading etc. to just let it die peacefully. Initial […]
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It had to happen sooner or later: I’ve been using a design for this site that I found years ago. It worked and I liked it. It was simple and it allowed me to focus more on writing than fiddling with settings for widgets, ads and all that jazz. However, time moves on and once […]
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It was just weeks ago that the Transformer Katkiss ROM made the jump from Android 4.2.2 to Android 4.3. Since I first mentioned it here on Tall Tech Tales, I’ve been keeping an eye on the XDA thread related to the development around this new ROM and today I finally saw what I’ve been waiting […]
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My Google Chromecast arrived yesterday and although I still need to write up a proper review (tonight or tomorrow), the one piece I wanted to mention right away concerns the Chromecast and Ubuntu. Initially, I feared there would be limitations to systems other than PC and Mac since those were the only ones I saw […]
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Tall Tech Tales has been around in one form or another for several years now. It’s always been geared towards technology, such as mobile tech, Ubuntu, gaming etc. Lately, with much of my life now involves my beautiful kids, my focus has changed a little bit. Although I tend to continue this blog, I’ll be […]
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